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Vanilla Sky (2001)

R12/14/2001Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction2h 16m
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Overview

David Aames has it all: wealth, good looks and gorgeous women on his arm. But just as he begins falling for the warmhearted Sofia, his face is horribly disfigured in a car accident. That's just the beginning of his troubles as the lines between illusion and reality, between life and death, are blurred.

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    Tom Cruise

    David Aames

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    Penélope Cruz

    Sofia Serrano

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    Cameron Diaz

    Julie Gianni

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    Kurt Russell

    Curtis McCabe

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    Jason Lee

    Brian Shelby

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    Noah Taylor

    Edmund Ventura

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    Timothy Spall

    Thomas Tipp

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    Tilda Swinton

    Rebecca Dearborn

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    Michael Shannon

    Aaron

I'm not really a fan of Tom Cruise, but I think this film might be his finest example of actually not just being all teeth and torso. He might actually do some acting here as the full-of-himself publisher "Aames" who lives the life of the wealthy playboy. A beautiful apartment, vintage car and convenient relationship with "Julie" (Cameron Diaz) fill his days of inherited luxury. Then his world comes, quite literally, crashing about his ears and he finds himself in jail explaining what happened to psychologist "McCabe" (the sparingly used Kurt Russell). It's a story of jealousy that leads to su...